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Yagyuu Hiroshi ([personal profile] usedlaserbeam) wrote2011-09-04 09:40 pm

007 | Outskirts of Goldenrod City | Video / Action;

[It's late afternoon on the outskirts of Goldenrod City, where Yagyuu has evidently been out training his team; it's a somewhat unusual sight to see them all out of their Pokeballs at once, but at the moment the full roster has been released to roam around the open expanse of field chosen for today's practice grounds.

Or at least, most of the full roster is: there's an Absol staked out relatively near his trainer, seemingly on high alert as he surveys the other Pokemon in his midst. Farther back from the camera, a Rapidash is roaming with a stately air as a very small Vulpix trots along beside him, bounding four steps for every one of his own. And even Yagyuu's Ditto seems to be present— if the occasional glimpse of purple molecular goo seeping over the edges of the camera lens is any indication.

Yagyuu himself is visible, too; he's crouching down to administer his Eevee's usual meticulous grooming— an activity she clearly seems to enjoy, given the way her tail is flicking with pleasure at the attention— and speaking quietly to her while he's at it.]


Now that Vampa's evolved, that only leaves you to go, doesn't it?

[And she coos, pushing her head against his hand insistently.]

You're certainly growing strong enough for it. And the necessary stones aren't particularly difficult to come by, either; a quick trip to the department store will easily take care of that. So it's just a matter of deciding which type suits you best, isn't it?

[He glances over, surveying his team as they roam and remarking almost absently:]

An electric type, perhaps, might—

[But he never gets the chance to finish the sentence, as the Eevee lets out one last emphatic trill before taking one step back and beginning to glow with bright, almost blinding light—

— and when it clears, there's an Espeon in her place, just as perfectly well-groomed and somehow managing to look twice as haughty for it.

Yagyuu, for his part, just stares for a few seconds before shaking his head in what is probably half amusement and half disbelief.]


...Ah.

[And he keeps staring, up until a Pidgeot comes flapping down from overhead a few minutes later, drawing his attention up and away from the Espeon and toward this latest arrival.]

Irene, another excellent job, but I see we'll have to work at perfecting your aim—

[And on that fairly cryptic note, purple goo oozes completely over the lens, and the Gear switches off.]

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-06 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, thank you, Kihara-kun. It's certainly a pleasant surprise; I wasn't expecting her to evolve for some time yet.
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[personal profile] babel_hacker 2011-09-06 09:57 am (UTC)(link)
She must've decided she's ready for it just now.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-06 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I wonder if I might've offended her, implying that she's the last one to evolve. I'd intended it in the sense of saving the best for last, but she might've taken it as an implication that she's falling behind the rest of the team.
babel_hacker: (Smile - So here's the thing...)

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[personal profile] babel_hacker 2011-09-09 10:00 am (UTC)(link)
She probably did, even if it's not a bad thing to be last all the times.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-09 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
I have heard it said on occasion that in some contexts, the last will be first.
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[personal profile] babel_hacker 2011-09-12 10:28 am (UTC)(link)
It's really a matter of perspective.

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[identity profile] usedlaserbeam.livejournal.com 2011-09-12 05:00 pm (UTC)(link)
And is that yours? That there are occasions when whether one comes in first or last don't matter?
babel_hacker: (Smile - So here's the thing...)

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[personal profile] babel_hacker 2011-09-21 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
Sometimes, yeah. While going first would be great, taking your time means fewer stumbles.